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You can read about the court filings [1] for Whatsapp metadata (unencrypted), but the actual text communication from Whatsapp is secure - or at least not return
by fossuser 9y ago
You can read about the court filings [1] for Whatsapp metadata (unencrypted), but the actual text communication from Whatsapp is secure - or at least not returned by subpoena.
I think Signal doesn't even have the metadata available, but I'm not sure about that.
[1] (Horrible Forbes Link)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/01/22/whatsapp-facebook-backdoor-government-data-request/print/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/01/22/whats...
- r3bl 9y agoSomeone already tried requesting data about two suspects from Whisper Systems. What they got is "one number is not a Signal user, while the second one created his account on X day at Y time."[0] So yeah, Signal doesn't retain metadata. All they can provide is whether you're using Signal or not and when you've started using it. [0] https://whispersystems.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand-jury/ https://whispersystems.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand...